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Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics: …il principe non ruba e non deve mai derubare i suoi concittadini o i suoi sudditi, perché si dimentica prima la morte del padre assassinato che la perdita del proprio patrimonio…

Posted by on Oct 14, 2024 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics: …il principe non ruba e non deve mai derubare i suoi concittadini o i suoi sudditi, perché si dimentica prima la morte del padre assassinato che la perdita del proprio patrimonio…

Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics: …il principe non ruba e non deve mai derubare i suoi concittadini o i suoi sudditi, perché si dimentica prima la morte del padre assassinato che la perdita del proprio patrimonio…

Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2024 was announced today, October 14, 2024. It went to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson.     Acemoglu is 57 years old and was born in Instanbul, Turkey.  He obtained his  B.A. in economics from York University and his Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics.  His Nobel-winning work was done while a professor at MIT.  He is currently an Institute Professor at MIT. Johnson is around 61 years old and was born in Sheffield,...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 14, 2024 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to Claudia Goldin  “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.  I wrote a post blog about that.   Who will win in 2024? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore so I don’t try.  Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics: Your eyes can deceive you…

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics: Your eyes can deceive you…

Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2023 was announced today, October 9, 2023. It went to Claudia Goldin.   Goldin is 77 years old and was born in New York City, NY.  She obtained her B.A. in economics from Cornell University and her Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.  Her Nobel-winning work was done mainly while a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.  She is currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University. The prize was given “for having advanced...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 9, 2023 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to  Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig “for research on banks and financial crises”. Who will win in 2023? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore so I don’t try.  Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics or political economics. Public...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics: You’re thinking of this place all wrong – the money’s not here – [its] in Joe’s house…

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics: You’re thinking of this place all wrong – the money’s not here – [its] in Joe’s house…

Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2022 was announced today, October 10, 2022. It went to Ben Bernanke (former Federal Reserve chairman), Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig.   Bernanke is 68 years old and was born in Augusta, Georgia.  He obtained his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   His Nobel-winning work was done while an Associate Professor at Stanford University.  He is currently a Distinguished Fellow in Residence at the Brookings Institution....

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 10, 2022 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winner Last year’s prize went to David Card, Josh Angrist, and Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships”.  Who will win in 2022? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore so I don’t try.  Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. E’ Solo Un Trucco

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. E’ Solo Un Trucco

Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2021 was announced today, October 11, 2021. It went to David Card, Josh Angrist, and Guido Imbens. Card is 65 years old and was born in Guelph, Canada.  He obtained his B.A. from the Queens University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University.   His Nobel-winning work was done while at Princeton University.  He is currently a Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. Angrist is 61 years old and was born in Columbus, Ohio.  He obtained his B.A. in economics from Oberlin College and...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 11, 2021 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” Who will win in 2021? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore.  Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics, econometrics, labor economics, or...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Going, going, gone!

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Going, going, gone!

Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2020 was announced today, October 12, 2020. It went to Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom. Wilson is 83 years old and was born in Geneva, Nebraska.   He obtained his B.A. and D.B.A. from Harvard University.  The majority of his work was done while a Professor at Stanford University.  He is currently the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at Stanford University.  Milgrom is 72 years old and was born in Detroit, Michigan.  He obtained his B.A. in mathematics from the...

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 12, 2020. Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Who will win in 2020? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore.  Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics (given all the discussion of trade wars).  It...

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